How should the state of Kansas fill a seemingly endless budget deficit? If you are a state legislator then you may opt to take it out of the state pension fund. On Wednesday evening, USD 383 board members were briefed on current legislative matters. While the session may still be young, Lew Faust, director of [...]
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Wamego City Commissioners reorganized Tuesday night, with Bill Ditto now serving as Mayor. Robert Morris was selected as Mayor Pro Tem. The Tuesday night meeting was also Commissioner Richard Weixelman’s first–he is filling the vacancy left by Victor Enns. Commissioners also heard from Wamego Hospital officials who hope to move the Senior Behavioral Health Program currently housed in [...]
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Mark Hecker, 21, was arrested while at the Riley County Police Department yesterday evening. Hecker was arrested on a Pottawatomie County District Court warrant for failure to appear. Hecker was given no bond and was not confined at the time of this report. Officers filed a report for theft by deception in the 100 block [...]
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City Commissioners first discussed a property that may be deemed to be unsafe and dangerous on El Paso Lane. The city has been trying for over a year to reach out to the owner of the property to discuss options for future use of the building to no avail. Now, commissioners may take matters into [...]
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TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents will ask the legislature to restore $30 million in funding that was cut last year. Regents CEO and President Blake Flanders says the board would like to see state funding at least stabilize. In 2012, tuition became a larger source of university revenue than state general fund support. Flanders [...]
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It’s unusual for a non-elected person to be selected to serve as the Riley County Law Board Chair, and perhaps a first that both the chair and vice-chair are non-elected, but that’s just what happened at Tuesday’s meeting. Craig Beardsley, who has served on the board for several years, is the new chair and new [...]
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Officers filed a report for aggravated burglary in the 2200 block of College Ave. on January 13, 2017 at approximately 2:35 PM. Officers listed Jared Marolf, 18, of Manhattan, Tristan Peterson, 19, of Manhattan, and Steven McKay, 19, of Manhattan, as victims when an unknown suspect entered their apartment and took approximately $850.00 in cash [...]
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A couple of Kansas Department of Corrections inmates serving time on area convictions are up for public comment sessions and possible parole. A man convicted in Riley County nearly 35 years ago for second degree murder is one of those. Michael Long, 62, began serving his sentence in March of 1983, in connection with a [...]
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TOPEKA — A few Kansas lawmakers are seeking to undo a law that will allow concealed guns in public hospitals and colleges. The proposal would permanently exempt several types of health care facilities and colleges from a law that allows guns in public buildings. That exemption will otherwise expire July 1. Supporters of allowing campuses to [...]
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Junction City Police Department Sergeant Brad Diel reported on Saturday morning, January 14th, at around 1AM Junction City Police Department Officers were dispatched to 1038 Grant Avenue, Veterans Motorcycle Club, in reference to a disturbance. Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that one victim sustained injuries and was transported to Salina Reginal [...]
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